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0 pointsRapzid28d ago0 comments

> One number, never measured before. It doesn't change rules or add warnings, just makes the existing count visible.

Stopped here. That pattern.

I recognize this pattern from this AI "companion" my mate showed me over Christmas. It told a bunch of crazy stories using this "seize the day" vibe.

It had an animated, anthropomorphized animal avatar. And that animal was an f'ing RACCOON.

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Terretta28d ago

LLMs originally learned these patterns from LinkedIn and the “$1000 for my newsletter” SEO pillions. Both accomplish a goal. Now that's become a loop.

There is a delayed but direct association between RLHF results we see in LLM responses and volume of LinkedIn-spiration generated by humans disrupting ${trend.hireable} from coffee shops and couches.

// from my couch above a coffee shop, disrupting cowork on HN. no avatars. no stories. just skills.md

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